Pereira is a city and municipality, capital of the department of Risaralda. It is the most populated city in the region of Eje Cafetero, and the second most populated in the Paisa region, after Medellin. It has more than 467,185 inhabitants and forms the Metropolitan Area of ​​Central West, along with the municipalities of Dosquebradas and La Virginia (The three municipalities together reach approximately 676,000 inhabitants). It is located in the central-western region of the country, in the valley of the Otún River in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes. As the capital of the department of Risaralda, Pereira houses the headquarters of the Risaralda Governorate, the Departmental Assembly, the Departmental Court, the Metropolitan Area and the Attorney General. There are also numerous public companies and institutions and agencies of the Colombian state. Being in the center of the Golden Triangle (Bogota, Medellin and Cali), Pereira has become a very important city for trade. Find your boutique hotel in Pereira here!